Delaware and Hudson Railway
company
The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) (reporting mark DH) is a Class 1 railroad that operates in the Northeastern United States. In 1991, after 168 years as an independent railroad, the D&H was purchased by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). The Delaware & Hudson is a wholly owned subsidiary of CP, which would itself become part of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in 2023. CPKC operates the D&H under its Soo Line Corporation subsidiary, which also operates Soo Line Railroad.
D&H's name originates from the 1823 New York state corporation charter listing "The President, Managers and Company of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co." authorizing an establishment of "water communication" between the Delaware River and the Hudson River.
Nicknamed "The Bridge Line to New England and Canada," the D&H connected New York with Montreal and New England. The Delaware & Hudson has also been coined as "North America's oldest continually operated transportation company." In 2023, the D&H turned 200 years old.
On September 19, 2015, the Norfolk Southern Railway completed its acquisition of the "D&H South Line", which is 282 miles (454 kilometers) long, and connects Schenectady, New York, to Sunbury, Pennsylvania. The D&H South Line consists of three rail lines, the Sunbury Line, the Freight Line, and the Voorheesville Runner (former Albany & Susquehanna Railroad Mainline between Delanson and Voorheesville, NY). The Nicholson Cutoff is located on the Sunbury Line, which was the former mainline of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q384045. VIAF identifies the subject as 137193630. The Library of Congress control number is n79053764. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1991, 2023, 1823 and 2015.
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